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United States Patent | 5,526,636 |
Posch | June 18, 1996 |
Vacuum mower with a device to create a suction air stream for sucking blades of grass (14) into an intake opening (16). The intake opening (16) can be applied at an angle of up to 80 degrees to the direction of the growth of the grass blades which creates a deep reaching effect of the vacuum so that grass can be effectively sucked in and cut especially close to walls, trees, roadside posts (1), etc. The invention can be used by itself or as an attachment to conventional lawn mowers.
Inventors: | Posch; Leopold (Renneradorf 48, A-3200 Obergrafendorf, AT) |
Appl. No.: | 260188 |
Filed: | June 15, 1994 |
Current U.S. Class: | 56/12.9; 56/16.9; 56/256 |
Intern'l Class: | A01D 034/50; A01D 034/84 |
Field of Search: | 56/12.9,13.1,13.2,13.3,13.4,256,16.9,17.1 |
3530653 | Sep., 1970 | Ott | 56/17. |
4121406 | Oct., 1978 | Quintel | 56/256. |
5020309 | Jun., 1991 | Hopkins | 56/13. |
Foreign Patent Documents | |||
2626201 | Dec., 1977 | DE. | |
2643604 | Feb., 1978 | DE. |